Synonyms of doorkeeper

doorkeeper

noun

ˈdȯr-ˌkē-pər 

as in janitor

a person who tends a door

the doorkeeper held the door open for us so we didn't have to put down our packages

Synonyms & Similar Words

• janitor
• porter
• doorman
• gatekeeper

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of doorkeeper

Babs Osborne, huddled on the telephone in the doorkeeper’s cubicle, was attempting, yet again, to get through to Stanislaus. — Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026

Since the library’s books all date from before 1755, a major job here is preservation, and the zealous doorkeeper opens the big front door sparingly to keep out humidity. — Rick Steves, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026

Who better to help usher us through this liminal time than an ancient doorkeeper? — Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 22 Jan. 2025

The store has a limit of 81 customers at a time, an employee working as a doorkeeper said. — Democrat-Gazette Staff and Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 30 Nov. 2024

The team also took a closer look at Harwa, a mummified individual who lived around 3,000 years ago and was a granary’s doorkeeper. — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 9 Nov. 2024